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Saturday, my box surprised my class by having us all meet on the field at a park in our town. Then we did: AMRAP 21 54m shuttle sprints 21 kettlebell swing 15 push-ups 9 burpees Tough to keep a decent sprint after that first round...

That sounds positively brutal. I may have to give that a try.

Thanks!

In an io9.com article I have long since forgotten about, I saw a rather quirky illustration of a space turtle with four elephants on its back, and a flat world on the backs of the elephants. Seeing this, I thought, "How absurd. I have to check this out." Then I forgot about it. It came back into my head recently and I remembered that this was the setting of the Discworld series. And in my research, I discovered that there are 41 books in this series! Anyone here read through this series? I've already downloaded the first book, The Colour of Magic, but I've got to think that out of the 41 books there are quite a few stinkers in there. Which books should I avoid? Which are can't miss?

I've got to re-read it. I enjoyed it a lot the first time around. Can't wait for the movie!

For the first time in ages, we finally had an odd object carry! 5 RFT 400m medball carry 12 push press (85 lb) 12 box jumps (24 inch) 12 sumo dead lift high pull (85 lb) Our coach for my class set a time cap of 35 minutes, and I finished in 32:56.

Neither of those are even remotely familiar to me. Regardless, I like the idea behind the phrase. Or rather, my interpretation of it: as long as you are doing something physical, you're an athlete.

According to Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike and former track and field coach: "If you have a body, you are an athlete."

LMAO. It doesn't happen that often (anymore), which is why I love doing them.

Your diet will play a HUGE role in achieving your goals. You can do all the exercising you want, but if you don't eat right it won't make much difference. Look into apps like MyFitnessPal, which will take your basic data and your goals and suggest some numbers to strive for (calorie count, etc.) Logging your meals in the same app will also help.

It's been said that regular exercise can raise testosterone levels, which could account for the feeling of masculinity.

Today is - Strength: Shoulder Press 2 x 8 Metcon: 21-15-9 HSPU (which I scale to pike push-ups) Pull-up Burpee

I, too, like a good odd object carry. I don't get to do those nearly as often as I like, though. Movements I love: Double unders, kettlebell swings, snatches Movements I like: Wall balls, cleans, pull-ups, Movements I hate: unassisted ring dips, thrusters, pike pushups Actually, I did a WOD earlier this week that I really enjoyed: AMRAP 25 25 Double unders 25 air squats 25 kettlebell swings @ 53 lb Weirdly enough, I also kind of enjoy Murph. I've done it twice since Memorial Day, getting a PR on the second time. I'm aiming to do it with a weight vest next Memorial Day!

So we agreed, my caoch and I, that it's more important to keep up my conditioning as best I can and any strength loss over the next 4-6 weeks would be pretty minor. If any is lost, it wouldn't take long at all to build it back up. So it'll be workouts from my abs on down until I have my hand back. Thanks for the advise and support, y'all!

Thanks! I'll bring these up.

I might have to use machines. I've still got my Planet Fitness membership, so that might be my best option if my XF coach can't come up with anything. Thanks!

I've thought about straps, but i've got a hard, custom splint and only my index and thumbs are exposed, so I'm not sure if straps would work out. I'll bring it up with my coach, though. Thanks for the suggestion. And yes, i don't want to make it worse. I've got obstacle races coming this summer that I don't want to miss!

This is a multi-pronged series of questions. I broke my finger two Saturdays ago and my hand is essentially useless because most of it is in a splint, save for my index and thumb. That means I can't do anything that requires gripping something (i.e., pull ups, barbells, dbs). I can't even do burpees or pushups because of the way my splint is curved. I'm going crazy not working out. I'm going to see my CrossFit coach tonight to explore some options, but am i correct to presume that I basically won't be able to work my upper body? If that's the case, how quickly will I lose the progress that i've made since starting XF four months ago? I was basically a weakling with my upper body (still am now, but less so), but I've gone from needing the thickest assistance band (green) and still struggling for pull-ups to now only needing the thinnest band (red). My 1 rep max for bench press went from 150 to 185 lb (I started out slow, working out 2-3 times a week, then worked out more often, 4-6 times a week). Another question is, whatever progress I lose the 4-6 weeks it takes to heal, will I be starting from scratch again? Meaning will it take 4 months to get back to where I was before my injury?

The people in my class broke it down to 5 - 10 - 15, as we're all basically late beginner/intermediate, having only been doing CF for a few months. The first mile was a breeze (I feel that running is my forte), and I got through almost two rounds of the pull/push/squat before anyone else came back to the box. My wife was amazing and she finished all 20 rounds and had a couple of minutes everyone else for the second mile run. That second run was miserable, LOL. I ended up with a time of 53:24, which I cannot be mad at.

I'm just lazy and don't shave for a couple of weeks until my wife complains about the scratchiness. Then I shave and start all over again. Best of both worlds, really.

That scene with the self-amputation is a prime example of great editing and sound design. Sure, Franco sold it really well and the practical effects they used were effective, but GOD... the wince factor was really cranked up. For me, anyway.

LOL I guess people just love me around here! That and it's mostly older women who want to hear what's new with my babies. I swear it's them who ask me about them and not me, although it doesn't take much to get me to spill about them, what with them being my pride n' joy and all.

I hear you on this. I've got a similar background/situation to this. My FIL drinks basically all the time. He is never without a can of beer during the week and he ups his intake on the weekends. This became an issue when my wife and I had a baby and he volunteered to retire from his job so he could babysit for us when my wife went back to work. The first thing I said to my wife when we were alone after he volunteered was that if he wants to do this for us, he absolutely canNOT drink when he's taking care of our kid (now kids). She knows how I feel about alcoholism, and she recognizes that her dad as being one. Fortunately she absolutely agreed and my MIL also agreed and she has a degree of influence over him, so we were fortunate in that respect and he doesn't drink while the kids are in his care. I'm generally easy going, but I don't want to find out how I'd react if I ever found out he drank while "on the job," especially as he likes to take them for car rides from time to time. For your situation, I believe honesty is the best policy. They should know that overdoing it with the drinking really bothers you. Staying silent about it and letting it fester will only make you resent them, and it's not fair to resent them if they don't know their excessive drinking is bothering you.

Oh, yeah, I just elaborate. If I have just a simple question or something like that, then I walk over. But if it's something someone else emailed me about or if it was part of a group message, I'm just replying to the message via email.

Still in it. The dairy thing is difficult. Not going to get a good grade there, but I'm still trying. I've missed some running too, but it's more than I had been doing. The sleep thing is going well, though. I've been pretty consistent getting to bed before midnight. And I've been following TBT. I'm just being very crappy about logging it. I need to do better with that. Here's a video I made of a particular workout I did last week, sans warmup and cooldown. Funny thing is, I feel like I'm moving a lot faster when I'm doing the exercises. Then I watched it and I was amazed at how slow I look. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN7FU7Mef5o